Fiscal cliff: House will come back on Sunday — House Republican leaders are bringing the House back into session on Sunday, lawmakers were told in a Thursday conference call. — one day before the nation reaches the fiscal cliff.

Obama sets last-ditch meeting with Hill leaders — Congressional leaders will head to the White House on Friday to meet with President Barack Obama in what may be the final chance to restart negotiations just a few days before the nation plunges over the fiscal cliff.

Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies at 78 — An Associated Press source says retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991, has died. — U.S. Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, seen in September 1990, died Thursday at age 78.

US Rep. Markey to run in Senate special election — US Representative Edward Markey, dean of the state's Washington delegation, will run in 2013 for the US Senate seat expected to open with the nomination of US Senator John Kerry to head the State Department.

NRA Has 54% Favorable Image in U.S. — Republicans most positive about NRA; Democrats most negative — PRINCETON, NJ — Fifty-four percent of Americans have a favorable opinion of the National Rifle Association, while 38% have an unfavorable opinion. The public's ratings of the NRA …

Media disdain for the David Gregory story — Some political and media types weren't impressed by headlines this week reporting that D.C. police are investigating the alleged display of a gun magazine on NBC's Meet the Press. They took to the Internet with their disdain for the story.

Democrats Seek the Holy Grail of Gun Control — Dianne Feinstein has announced that she will introduce sweeping gun control legislation in the Senate. Under her bill, countless standard handguns apparently would now be banned, and for the first time a federal register that may include …

E-book Reading Jumps; Print Book Reading Declines — Findings — The population of e-book readers is growing. In the past year, the number of those who read e-books increased from 16% of all Americans ages 16 and older to 23%. At the same time, the number of those who read printed books …

Changing History — Some fascinating findings from Pew's on-going number crunching of the 2012 election. African-Americans, for the first time ever, may have voted at higher rates than American whites. — From Pew ... Pew goes on to note that while participation rates for Hispanics …

Abortion-rights champion stepping down — As the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade approaches, a leading abortion-rights advocate is ready to hand over the reins to a new generation. — Nancy Keenan will step down early next year from her post as president of NARAL Pro-Choice America …

The Year the Dreams Died — Barack Obama in 2008 won an election on an upbeat message of change amid hopes that the first black president would mark a redemptive moment in American history. Four years later, the fantasies are gone. In continuing dismal economic times …

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